Trans Comedy Award

Exciting new talent search for TV comedy scripts featuring transgender characters and/or themes.

Trans Comedy have joined forces with BBC writersroom to launch The Trans Comedy Award: a talent search to encourage writers to promote a positive portrayal of Transgender people in mainstream comedy.

The Trans Comedy Award opens up an opportunity for the transgender community and members of the general public to portray transgender characters and the transgender experience in an affirming manner.

We are looking for original comedy sitcoms, comedy dramas or sketch shows featuring transgender characters and/or themes and written for television. An award of up to a maximum of £5000 will be shared between the selected writer(s) in order that they may develop a pilot or taster.

The Trans Comedy Award will be judged by Jon Plowman (Executive Producer, BBC Comedy), Sophie Clarke-Jervoise (Managing Director, Tiger Aspect), Ian Critchley (BBC Head of Creative Resources) Kate Rowland (BBC Creative Director of New Writing).

This opportunity is open to any writer as long as the work submitted is not currently in development or under consideration for development and has not previously been produced by any broadcaster or production company. 

Entries open from:  Monday 14th January 2013.  All entries must be accompanied by a completed coversheet - Download the coversheet.

Entries should be posted to:

Trans Comedy Award
BBC writersroom,
4th Floor,
Grafton House,
379-381 Euston Road,
London NW1 3AU

We prefer that writers do not send scripts by courier but if you need to do so, please use the alternative address below:

Trans Comedy Award                
BBC writersroom, 4th Floor, Grafton House,
C/O Courier Desk
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
W1A 1AA

Deadline for entries: 5pm, Thursday 28th February 2013 - please note we cannot accept hand deliveries of scripts to Grafton House but provided your script it postmarked no later than 28th Feb we will accept it.

Selected writers notified: End of May 2013

Read the full terms and conditions for the Trans Comedy Award.

Find out more about the Award in our FAQs section.